Winckley Square
Winckley Square is situated near the centre of Preston, Lancashire, England, at the west end of Avenham.
Longridge is a medium-sized town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) north-east of the city of Preston, at the western end of Longridge Fell, a long ridge above the River Ribble. Its nearest neighbours are Grimsargh and the Roman town of Ribchester (Bremetennacum), 3.5 miles (6 km) to the southeast. The parish of Longridge had a population of 7,546 recorded in the 2001 census.
Population: 7,658
Latitude: 53° 49' 55.63" N
Longitude: -2° 35' 58.70" W
Winckley Square is situated near the centre of Preston, Lancashire, England, at the west end of Avenham.
The River Calder is a major tributary of the River Ribble, starting in Cliviger close to Burnley in Lancashire, England and is around 15 miles / 24 km in length. Its source is very close to that of the West Yorkshire river with the same name, and th…
The Preston and Longridge Railway (P&LR) was a branch line in Lancashire, England. Originally designed to carry quarried stone in horse-drawn wagons, it became part of an ambitious plan to link the Lancashire coast to the heart of Yorkshire.
Pestalozzi International Village Trust (formerly called Pestalozzi Children's Village Trust) is an educational charitable organisation based in East Sussex, England.
Moor Park is a large park (with a perimeter of approx 2 miles (3.2 km)) to the north of the city centre of Preston, Lancashire, England. Moor Park is also the name of the electoral ward covering the park and the surrounding area.
Hutton Grammar School is a voluntary aided Church of England day school for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Preston, Lancashire, in Hutton, England. The school no longer offers boarding, and offer…
Clitheroe railway station serves the town of Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. The station is the northern terminus of the Ribble Valley Line operated by Northern Rail and is 10 miles (16 km) north of Blackburn.
The Battle of Clitheroe was a battle between a force of Scots and English knights and men at arms which took place on 10 June 1138 during the period of The Anarchy. The battle was fought on the southern edge of the Bowland Fells, at Clitheroe, Lanca…
The Stonyhurst Observatory is a functioning observatory and weather station at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, England.
Smooth North West is a Independent Local Radio station based in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Preston in Lancashire, England has been associated with cotton since John Horrocks built his first spinning mill, the Yellow factory, in 1791. This was powered by a Bateman & Sherratt engine. Preston mills tended to have their own reservoirs. They s…
Greenhalgh Castle is a castle, now ruined, near the town of Garstang in Lancashire, England.
The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created on 12 November 1926 from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, a…
Buckshaw Parkway is a British railway station which opened on 3 October 2011 on the Manchester to Preston Line, near Euxton Junction with the West Coast Main Line.
Blackburn College is a further and higher education college in Blackburn, in the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.
Avenham Park is a public park in Avenham, close to the centre of Preston in Lancashire in the northwest of England, and managed by Preston City Council.
Archbishop Temple School is a voluntary aided Church of England secondary school, situated in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. The Headteacher is Mrs. Gill Jackson.
The River Hodder is a river in Lancashire, England.